1 By now Balaam realized that the lord was determined to bless Israel, so he did not resort to divination as before. Instead, he turned and looked out toward the wilderness,
2 where he saw the people of Israel camped, tribe by tribe. Then the Spirit of God came upon him,
3 and this is the message he delivered:“This is the message of Balaam son of Beor,the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,
4 the message of one who hears the words of God,who sees a vision from the Almighty,who bows down with eyes wide open: